Current Events > lmao this reddit thread makes europe sound like a third world country

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fusespliff posted...

On the handicapped accessibility issue...maybe the fact that we don't have thousands of fat people riding scooters plays into that as well. I've seen pics of US stores with multiple of those in a single pic, I've never seen a single one IRL.

ITP: the only kind of handicapped person is the morbidly obese kind.
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I will say no AC makes sense in certain climates. I live in a place where maybe the temp hits 90f a handful of times in the summer time, but that's rare and it still drops to the 50s at night. No need for AC unless you have absolutely zero heat tolerance

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Paragon21XX posted...

ITP: the only kind of handicapped person is the morbidly obese kind.

ITP: I no read so good

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fusespliff posted...

ITP: I no read so good

ugh american public schools

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teepan95 posted...

I'm someone who wants the US to be like Europe and I've only lived in Europe

Why do you want to drag us down to your level?

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JustMyOpinion posted...

Is this satire? Becaus when I went to Italy (Amalfi Coast) a few years ago and it was upper 80s or 90s every day for a week and a half, I very much wanted AC. Hotels had AC, but it only ran when you were in the room, which makes the room pretty awful when you come back.

TC acts like Europe is one country, so I act like the whole Europe is like the Northern parts.
If you cant handle the heat, then it exist ACs to buy in stores.

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is it true that the EU banned deodorants or was that already in place before the EU

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The Trent posted...

is it true that the EU banned deodorants or was that already in place before the EU

EU has banned some bad components from being used in deodorants, not the deodorants itself.

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what's up with the music in europe

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Foppe posted...

The Trent posted...

is it true that the EU banned deodorants or was that already in place before the EU

EU has banned some bad components from being used in deodorants, not the deodorants itself.

European aluminium-laden deodorant user checking in!

Squall28 posted...

teepan95 posted...

I'm someone who wants the US to be like Europe and I've only lived in Europe

Why do you want to lift us up to your level?

Fixed ;)
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I mean, some European countries are basically third world countries, especially the eastern ones.
As for the rest, some are true, most aren't. Europe has many countries, for those who don't know.

would you rather live in alabama or albania?
maybe i'll make a poll topic


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Philoktetes posted...

-can be jailed for saying something offensive

Don't want to go to jail? Don't be racist. Pretty simple.

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EndOfDiscOne posted...

Don't want to go to jail? Don't be racist. Pretty simple.

wut

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KillerSlaw posted...

Paying to shit is the epitome of culture you swine

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luckily jail in europe is like having a summer home in the hamptons

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The Trent posted...

would you rather live in alabama or albania?
maybe i'll make a poll topic

I spent a month in Alabama so I'm leaning towards Albania tbqh but I need to do more research before I commit

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The Trent posted...

luckily jail in europe is like having a summer home in the hamptons

Only in Nordic countries where they can about rehabilitating criminals. Anywhere else it's just as bad. You don't think the UK or France have gang problems or murders or really violent crime? They sure as fuck do. Eastern European jails are worse then US Prisons as well. Go stay a day in a Gulag and tell me American Prisons are a nightmare.

in europe you have to use commissary funds to poop in jail

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The Trent posted...

luckily jail in europe is like having a summer home in the hamptons

That depends.
The ones I've seen in Norway, sure. The newly build ones here in Belgium, sure. The nearly century old ones here in Belgium, nah. The nearly century old ones in Eastern Europe are as bad as some in Asia and Africa.

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I've enjoyed the European countries I've visited.

Not a complaint, but an observation: getting a glass of ice cold water or an ice cold soda can be tricky. It seems most beverages are drank at or slightly below room temperature in Europe.

I was seved a cool, but not cold can of Fanta in France. I asked for a cold can but the server said 'but Monsieur, that is a fresh can'. Long story short, I ended up with the Fanta in a tall glass and a second glass full of ice with a spoon. They suggested I spoon the ice into the soda as needed.

I had similar experiences across the continent. Chilling the soda or water until it's cold or pouring the beverage over ice cubes to make it cold seemed like a foreign idea.

I had to ask for ice in a vodka tonic in Rome and got the second glass of ice with a spoon thing again.

Not the biggest deal, but something I noticed.

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Do public toilets have bidets?

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Alucard188 posted...

Nice European cities are like postcards - very nice, but a paper-thin veneer.

This is a bad post, in a bad topic

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The same mod previously expressed surprise that football fans existed who weren't huge racists, the sort of observation that would get you modded if expressed about, say, americans

brestugo posted...

I've enjoyed the European countries I've visited.

Not a complaint, but an observation: getting a glass of ice cold water or an ice cold soda can be tricky. It seems most beverages are drank at or slightly below room temperature in Europe.

I was seved a cool, but not cold can of Fanta in France. I asked for a cold can but the server said 'but Monsieur, that is a fresh can'. Long story short, I ended up with the Fanta in a tall glass and a second glass full of ice with a spoon. They suggested I spoon the ice into the soda as needed.

I had similar experiences across the continent. Chilling the soda or water until it's cold or pouring the beverage over ice cubes to make it cold seemed like a foreign idea.

I had to ask for ice in a vodka tonic in Rome and got the second glass of ice with a spoon thing again.

Not the biggest deal, but something I noticed.

Yeah, that seems to really depend on the restaurant/bar/...
If I'm not ordering a hot beverage, I want it to be ice cold. Some places will not give you ice unless specifically told. Never had to scoop it from one glass to the other though. Never had an alcoholic cocktail without ice either. I have to explicitly say I don't want ice in my whisky or they throw an entire bucket in my glass.

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ASithLord7 posted...

This is a bad post, in a bad topic

He's not completely wrong though.
When it comes to Belgium, most foreigner will praise Antwerp and Brussels as the go-to tourist cities here. They have architecture you won't find in the US and are usually the only 2 Belgian cities anyone can name. They see it on pictures or in movies and think "how quaint"
As a Belgian I find that hilarious as both cities are crime ridden and filthy with a general attitude of "fuck off". There are entire parts of both that quite literally reek of piss.

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Alucard188 posted...

Nice European cities are like postcards - very nice, but a paper-thin veneer.

fpbp

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fusespliff posted...

He's not completely wrong though.
When it comes to Belgium, most foreigner will praise Antwerp and Brussels as the go-to tourist cities here. They have architecture you won't find in the US and are usually the only 2 Belgian cities anyone can name. They see it on pictures or in movies and think "how quaint"
As a Belgian I find that hilarious as both cities are crime ridden and filthy with a general attitude of "fuck off". There are entire parts of both that quite literally reek of piss.

Assebroek is where it's at.

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brestugo posted...

Assebroek is where it's at.

I've been to Bruges, but never there. Think a friend of mine recently moved there so I'll eventually check it out.
I prefer the cities in the Limburg province. Better roads, more greenery, cleaner and the people are hospitable and friendly.

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fusespliff posted...

I've been to Bruges, but never there. Think a friend of mine recently moved there so I'll eventually check it out.
I prefer the cities in the Limburg province. Better roads, more greenery, cleaner and the people are hospitable and friendly.

Discovered it accidentally but know little to nothing about the place. Looks nice enough.
I'm an American simply amused by the name. Assebroek is very close in spelling to "ass broke" which can be a colloquialism in the US.

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Philoktetes posted...

-no screens in windows
-no air conditioning

So you have to open a window and hope it sort of cools you off, and then deal with a horde of bugs. SO CULTURED! And you know, it's funny, they mock Americans for having air conditioning, and then I see a Danish web comic maker I read saying they literally couldn't get a comic done on time because it was too hot to work in their home office. Sounds like you need some sort of device that conditions the air to a comfortable temperature and humidity level.

Philoktetes posted...

-water costs money in restaurants, no refills, no ice

This is just fucking bullshit since they're probably just giving you the tap water that's barely safe to drink in some areas.
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Crazyman93 posted...

This is just fucking bullshit since they're probably just giving you the tap water that's barely safe to drink in some areas.

Sure, if you ignore the multiple posts here and in that Reddit thread from people complaining about receiving bottled water. Not a single complaint regarding paying for tap water though.

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Foppe posted...

>bathrooms cost money to use
Public ones? Yes, it keeps the drug users and alcoholics away.

Funny how in the US pay toilets are considered inhumane and exploitative. If I need to fucking shit in Europe I'll remember to do it like they do in San Francisco. Right on your fucking street.
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Did TC forget to switch accounts

@Complete_Idi0t
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Philoktetes posted...

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f7zxpa/americans_of_reddit_what_about_europe_makes_you/

ive never been to europe but WTF at some of this shit if its real

-no screens in windows
-no air conditioning
-bathrooms cost money to use
-water costs money in restaurants, no refills, no ice
-no clothes dryers
-no handicapped accessibility
-gas, drivers licenses are too expensive for the average person to drive
-taxes for radios and tvs
-everything in constant disrepair
-toilets dont use suction
-can be jailed for saying something offensive

In Croatia:

False, false, varies, false, varies, varies but mostly false, true but everyone drives anyway, partly true, varies, what?, false


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This feels like someone took a trip to a European country, went to a shitty neighborhood and assumed that all of Europe is like that:

-no screens in windows
Simply not true.

-no air conditioning
In most countries temperatures aren't high enough, even during summer, to warrant an air conditioning.

-bathrooms cost money to use
Public bathrooms, yes. As someone stated, to keep out drug users, etc.

-water costs money in restaurants, no refills, no ice
Pay for what you consume, how is this a strange thing?

-no clothes dryers
Blatant lie.

-no handicapped accessibility
Another blatantly.

-gas, drivers licenses are too expensive for the average person to drive
I don't drive, but it's not expensive at all. Or do people believe all are roads are for show?

-taxes for radios and tvs
Taxes apply to everything, so why would TVs and radios be exempt?

-everything in constant disrepair
Again, I am assuming someone went to a shitty neighborhood and assumed all of Europe is like that.

-toilets dont use suction
Nope, and they are far superior because of it.

-can be jailed for saying something offensive
LOL UK, this is why they are no longer part of the EU.

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Nazanir posted...

-bathrooms cost money to use
Public bathrooms, yes, to exploit people and to tax them on yet another basic bodily need

FTFY
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KillerSlaw posted...

Paying to shit is the epitome of culture you swine

No. That would be paying to wipe/spray

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This basically fits most of Asia perfectly. The no screens on windows blows me away. So many mosquitoes around for the vast majority of the year. I want fresh air in my house, I want to leave my windows open. In my Chinese apartment, we bought cheap screens to put over the window. My house in Thailand (where I'm currently residing due to the coronavirus) would cost me about $2,000 to get screens installed (maybe more, my house has a lot of windows and 3 separate sliding glass doors).

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Crazyman93 posted...

FTFY

The envy is strong in this one.

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fusespliff posted...

The envy is strong in this one.

I'm really not envious of having to pay to take a shit.
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MuayThai85 posted...

This basically fits most of Asia perfectly. The no screens on windows blows me away. So many mosquitoes around for the vast majority of the year. I want fresh air in my house, I want to leave my windows open. In my Chinese apartment, we bought cheap screens to put over the window. My house in Thailand (where I'm currently residing due to the coronavirus) would cost me about $2,000 to get screens installed (maybe more, my house has a lot of windows and 3 separate sliding glass doors).

What got me about Asia, or at least Japan when I was living there was that the notion of insulation and central air conditioning and heating a home or apartment is sometimes alien. They'll heat or cool a room or two and everyone gathers in those places but the rest of the house is either a blast furnace or a meatlocker.

The temperature in offices, hotels, etc. is more like what an American or Canadian would expect however.

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Crazyman93 posted...

I'm really not envious of having to pay to take a shit.

You don't seem to mind paying an ISP in order to shit all over this topic

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fusespliff posted...

You don't seem to mind paying an ISP in order to shit all over this topic

An ISP is a service. You pay for services. Having to shit and needing a place to shit is not a service. Ergo, shitting should be free.
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Crazyman93 posted...

An ISP is a service. You pay for services. Having to shit and needing a place to shit is not a service. Ergo, shitting should be free.

Someone else providing you a safe and clean place to shit is a service. And you pay for services. Ergo you owe TC money for letting you shitpost in his topic.

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I would say the vast vast majority of public bathrooms I have used having lived in Europe for 28 years have been free